Division I Women

Loyola's Paton Nominated for Wooden Citizenship Cup

from Press Release

BALTIMORE - Loyola University Maryland women's lacrosse
All-American Marlee Paton was selected as a semifinalist for the
Coach Wooden Citizenship Cup, an award given to one collegiate and
one professional athlete who have made the greatest positive
influence in the lives of others. Paton is the lone lacrosse player
among the 36 collegiate student-athletes to be honored.

A senior from Seaholme, Australia, Paton has been a member of
Loyola's starting lineup since coming to America. A two-time
All-American and the 2012 BIG EAST Midfielder of the Year, Paton
has been named to the All-BIG EAST Team and BIG EAST All-Tournament
Team in each of her first three seasons, while the two-time team
captain was a Tewaaraton Award Top-25 nominee as a sophomore and
junior.

On an international level, Paton has played in two FIL World
Cups for the Australian National Team. One of 10 returning players
from the Australian team that won silver in Prague in 2009, the
midfielder was twice named the Player of the Match in helping the
Aussies capture the silver medal in Oshawa, Canada in 2013.

Off the field, Paton is a member of the Student Athlete Advisory
Committee and the Loyola Leadership Academy, one of the nation's
premier leadership development programs in collegiate athletics.
She participates annually in the Ronald McDonald Children's
Hospital, a Thanksgiving Food Drive, Adopt a Family and Presence
for Christmas, in addition to being involved continuously with
clinics and mentorships on both a national and international
level.

The Coach Wooden Citizenship Cup is named in honor of John
Wooden, a gentleman who embodied all of the characteristics of an
athlete of excellence, during his distinguished career as
basketball coach of UCLA. In his honor, the Coach Wooden
Citizenship Cup is presented to two distinguished athletes, one
professional and one collegiate, for their character and leadership
both on and off the field and for their contributions to sport and
society. The goal of ABW is to make the Coach Wooden Citizenship
Cup the most prestigious award in all of sports. It is unique
because it is open to all athletes in all sports and is given to
those who have made the greatest difference in the lives of
others.

With Pat Summitt, Dikembe Mutombo, Mia Hamm, Peyton Manning,
John Smoltz, John Lynch, Andrea Yaeger and Cal Ripken, Jr. as
previous recipients, the Wooden Cup is becoming one of the most
prestigious awards in all of sports. Recipients are considered role
models and athletes of excellence both on and off the field.

Founded by Athletes for a Better World (ABW), a non-profit
organization committed to changing the culture of American sports,
the Wooden Cup is unique in that it is open to athletes in all
collegiate and professional sports. Nominations are open to every
division and conference in college sports.